Alpha’s Mid-Year Report Card: Here’s What the Data Actually Says
The most recent comprehensive look at student outcomes — growth percentiles, mastery rates, where the model is working, where it’s being iterated. Read this first.
Read the report →We told you to do your own due diligence. Here’s where we did ours — the substacks, the podcasts, the conversations, and the data. Skim the highlights or go deep. Bring your hardest questions back to us.
Start here. Alpha publishes its own outcomes data and is independently accredited by Cognia. The single most useful resources for anyone evaluating the model on the merits.
The most recent comprehensive look at student outcomes — growth percentiles, mastery rates, where the model is working, where it’s being iterated. Read this first.
Read the report →Alpha is independently accredited by Cognia (formerly AdvancED) — the same body that accredits over 36,000 schools worldwide. Recognition for both meeting independent standards and for creativity and excellence in the model.
Read the announcement →Substacks from MacKenzie Price (Alpha’s founder) and Austin Scholar (Joe Liemandt’s daughter, an Alpha graduate). The clearest articulation of the philosophy — written for parents, not academics.
What happens when you compress academics into two focused hours and let kids spend the rest of the day on real things? MacKenzie Price on what afternoons actually look like at Alpha.
Read on Substack →How do you actually grade public speaking, entrepreneurship, and grit? Alpha’s “Test2Pass” framework: real-world challenges with binary outcomes. No partial credit for partial effort.
Read on Substack →One of the most-asked questions answered directly. How early literacy works at Alpha — with phonics fundamentals, mastery-based pacing, and AI tutoring that meets each kid where they are.
Read on Substack →Joe Liemandt’s daughter (an Alpha graduate) on what AI in education actually looks like — and what the “AI school” criticism gets wrong. Essential reading if you’re worried about screen time.
Read on Substack →Alpha’s Principal Joe Liemandt in conversation with Harvard professor Michael Horn (co-author of Disrupting Class) on the future of K–12 and what learning science actually says about how kids learn best. Live event at WHOOP HQ, co-hosted by the Mass AI Coalition.
Watch on YouTube →A deeper look at how Alpha actually operates day-to-day — the mastery model, the role of guides, what the school day looks like from a kid’s perspective.
Watch on YouTube →If you commute or run, these are the three podcasts that did the most for our own due diligence.
The deepest interview with Joe to date. Long-form, science-forward, pulls no punches. Search “Peter Attia Joe Liemandt” on your podcast app.
The business case for Alpha — how the model scales, the for-profit thesis, what makes the unit economics work. Useful if you’re thinking about the institution’s long-term viability.
The technologist-friendly conversation: what AI in education looks like when it’s built carefully, not bolted on. Good if you’re curious about the AI architecture.
Two new tracks were just announced on top of Alpha High and Alpha Honors: Founders School and Alpha World.
The flagship Alpha high school, plus the Honors track for students aiming at the most selective colleges. SAT prep yielding 1550+ and multiple AP 5’s.
alphahigh.school →A high-school track for students who want to build companies, not just study them. Real entrepreneurship, real customers, real P&Ls as core curriculum.
founders.school →The just-announced track for students who want to live and study in cities around the world. Same Alpha mastery model, applied internationally.
View announcement →Founding-parent communities are launching Alpha campuses across North America. Their sites are worth reviewing for context.
Founding-parent microsite for the South Bay Los Angeles campus. Opening Fall 2026. K–8 with a high school planned for 2027.
alphasouthbayla.org →Founding-parent microsite for the Toronto campus. Same model, Canadian context. Useful for understanding how the playbook adapts to a different city.
alphatoronto.org →The official Alpha School site. Programs, locations, blog, and the canonical source for institutional updates.
alpha.school →Sign up for cross-campus events, info sessions, and shadow days from the broader Alpha community. The fastest way to stay current.
Join the portal →Fill out the Get In Touch form. For admissions questions, email admissions.boston@alpha.school.